Corruption
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25 Aug
Samsung trial: what does Lee Jae-yong’s sentencing mean for Samsung?
Samsung’s acting group leader, Lee Jae-yong, has been sentenced to jail for five years for corruption in what has been dubbed “the trial of the century”.
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9 Aug
Kenya’s presidential hopeful Raila Odinga says vote has been hacked
Raila Odinga, Kenya’s opposition presidential candidate has accused hackers of breaking into the electoral commission’s IT system to manipulate the election results.
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7 Aug
Samsung trial: group leader Lee Jae-yong could face 12 years in prison
After five months in court, the Samsung group leader’s trial is coming to an end.
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13 Jul
Brazil’s political scandal deepens: former president Lula sentenced for corruption
Ex-Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison.
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27 Jun
Brazil’s president Temer charged with corruption
Brazilian president Michel Temer is now facing corruption charges over allegedly accepting bribes in return for political favours.
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23 Jun
South Korea’s former president on trial over corruption charges
South Korea’s impeached president, Park Geun-hye, is on trial for the corruption charges that have engulfed her presidency.
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8 May
South Korea presidential election: these are the candidates that could win
South Korea is heading to the polls tomorrow as it votes for a new president to replace disgraced Park Guen-hye.
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10 Mar
South Korea’s political scandal: president Park removed and two dead in protests
South Korea’s president Park Geun-hye has been removed from office in the political scandal that has consumed the country.
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9 Mar
The trial of the century begins: Samsung’s chief in court over bribery charges
After months of back and forth, from questioning, to arrest and finally indictment, Samsung’s group leader Lee Jae-Yong will begin his trial today.
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27 Feb
Bribery, embezzlement and perjury: Samsung’s leader is in trouble
Samsung’s group leader Lee Jae-yong has been arrested in conjunction with the corruption scandal involving South Korea’s president Park Guen-hye.
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23 Feb
What does Donald Tsang’s corruption sentencing mean for Hong Kong?
Yesterday it was announced that a former leader of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang, had been sentenced to 20 months in jail for corruption.